Religion and the Sciences of Life: With Other Essays on Allied Topics

ISBN-13: 9781138565289 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 294 str.

McDougall William

Opis

In author's own words

In selecting these essays I have been guided partly by the desire to present matter likely to be of interest to the general reader; but also I have aimed at a certain unity of topic and argument, a unity indicated by the title of the volume.

Spis treści

I. RELIGION AND THE SCIENCES OF LIFE II. MECHANISM, PURPOSE AND THE NEW FREEDOM III. THE APOLLONIAN AND THE DIONYSIAN THEORIES OF MAN IV. THE NEED FOR PSYCHICAL RESEARCH V. PSYCHICAL RESEARCH AS A UNIVERSITY STUDY VI. ANTHROPOLOGY AND HISTORY VII. JAPAN OR AMERICA— AN OPEN LETTER TO H.I.M. THE EMPEROR OF JAPAN VIII. THE ISLAND OF EUGENIA — THE FANTASY OF A FOOLISH PHILOSOPHER XI. FAMILY ALLOWANCES: A PRACTICABLE EUGENIC SUGGESTION (1906) X. FAMILY ALLOWANCES AS A EUGENIC MEASURE (1933) XI. WAS DARWIN WRONG? XII. WORLD CHAOS — THE RESPONSIBILITY OF SCIENCE AS CAUSE AND CURE XIII. OUR NEGLECT OF PSYCHOLOGY XIV. ETHICS OF NATIONALISM XV. WHITHER AMERICA?

O autorze

William McDougall (1871-1938), an early twentieth century psychologist, taught at Duke University from 1927 to 1938. McDougall espoused a hormic theory of psychology, emphasizing genetics and instinct over nurture. McDougall was also a strong proponent of parapsychology. The William McDougall Papers, 1892-1982, includes correspondence, writing, research, teaching materials, clippings, notebooks, photographs, diaries, drawings, and tributes. Most of the materials date from the time of McDougall's tenure at Duke University. Major subjects include Lamarckian experiments conducted by McDougall, the McDougall family (and sons Kenneth and Angus in particular), the study of parapsychology, the Parapsychology Laboratory at Duke University, the Psychology Department at Duke University, and anthropological studies in Borneo and the Torres Strait. English.